Band 3 Maternity Care Support Worker

BHR Hospitals; Romford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

BHRUT maternity department in Romford is recruiting a Band 3 Maternity Support Worker to join our community team. You will support midwives, nurses, nursery nurses and doctors across the maternity pathways, including ante-natal, delivery and postnatal care.

You will rotate through the maternity unit in all clinical areas, including antenatal clinics and theatres, with a requirement for a valid driving licence and access to a car. The Trust is proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Qualifications

• Have undertaken Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship and/ or holds a Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support or have equivalent demonstrable skills and experience.
• GCSE English and maths (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake Level 2 functional skills

Responsibilities

• Work alongside practitioners to assist in caring for the needs of women and their babies, within required competencies.
• To be aware of emotional and physical needs of women and their babies, providing appropriate support in conjunction with the midwife.
• To serve as a point of contact for women and their families and provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support.

Skills

Venepuncture

Staff supervision

Maternity experience

Education

Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support

GCSE English and maths

Job description

Site Maternity Management Town Romford Salary £30,630 - £32,346 Per Annum inclusive/ part time pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

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BHRUT maternity department is looking to recruit an enthusiastic band 3 maternity support workers with previous experience in the care industry to join our community team. You will be supporting Midwives, nurses, nursery nurses and Doctors to provide care to the women and babies in the department. The successful candidate will be part of the maternity unit rotation working in all clinical areas. This includes the maternity antenatal clinics and maternity theatres as well as the in-patient ward areas and labour ward. You should have previous experience of working with the public. A good standard of numeracy and literacy and a flexible approach to work in any area of maternity. You main roles and responsibilities whilst working alongside the registered health care professionals would be to assist in the provision of care to women and their babies, during ante-natal, delivery and postnatal period. Please note - a valid driving licence and access to a car is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside, but under the guidance of practitioners at all levels from across the maternity multidisciplinary team, assisting in caring for the needs of women and their babies, within required competencies.

To be aware of emotional and physical needs of women and their babies, providing appropriate support in conjunction with the midwife.

To serve as a point of contact for women and their families and provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support.

They report directly to registered practitioners where planned care and tasks delegated by a registered or level 4 practitioner has been provided. Undertake routine clerical duties to ensure the smooth running of the midwifery team.

Working for our organisation

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

Applications may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Have undertaken Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship and/ or holds a Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support or have equivalent demonstrable skills and experience.
• GCSE English and maths (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake Level 2 functional skills

Experience/ Knowledge

• Previous recent experience of working within maternity, neonatal unit or health and social care setting relevant to the role
• Experience of staff supervision.
• Venepuncture training

Before you apply

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Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks
Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.

Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with UKVI guidance, we are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles.

Recruitment process
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Inclusion
BHRUT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applicants who declare a disability under the Equality Act 2010 or identify as a Care Leaver and choose to be considered under our Disability Confident or Care Leaver schemes will be guaranteed an interview where they meet the essential criteria.

Safeguarding
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BHRUT is a smoke-free Trust. All employees are expected to comply with our smoke-free policy.

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Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

We have a wide range of flexible, temporary and part-time opportunities.